African music and dance with ‘El Percussionist’, at the Teatro del Barrio – thediplomatinspain.com

El Percussionist in traditional attire sits on stage holding a wooden drum, surrounded by various African drums and textiles, capturing the spirit of African music as an audience watches in the foreground.

The Percussionist returns to the Teatro del Barrio in Madrid from July 16 to 21, spreading African culture through music and dance.

Gorsy Edú is an actor, dancer, choreographer, playwright and musician. He arrived in Spain, from Equatorial Guinea, in the 90s and this is his best-known work.

The show aims to spread, through music and dance, the culture of its country. With it, the artist has traveled through Africa and Latin America, and during confinement he made a particular version from the balcony of his house,…